Al-Ain Website’s Article Did Not Mention Any Emirati Support for Syria With Natural Gas
The Claim
According to the Al-Ain Emirati newspaper, the UAE will provide Syria with nearly 9 million cubic meters of natural gas for free for four months.
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Many Facebook users and pages have shared posts claiming that The Al Ain Emirati newspaper reported that the UAE would provide Syria with approximately 9 million cubic meters of natural gas for free for four months to assist Syrians in generating electricity.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it misleading. Al-Ain is an Emirati news website rather than an Emirati newspaper.
The news website published an article about repairing the electrical interconnection line that connects Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon after it was damaged during the conflict.
Photo description: The website reported on rehabilitating the electrical interconnection line between Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.
The website of Al-Ain did not mention any UAE natural gas support for Syria. Our team also discovered that no official Emirati sources provided the information.
Furthermore, sources from Syria's Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources denied the circulating claim to many Syrian websites, stating that the Ministry had not received any information in this regard.
According to the claim, many parts of Syria have been and continue to be without the fuel and gas necessary to run power plants and stations.
According to the national oil company ADNOC, the UAE, on the other hand, has one of the largest gas reserves in the world.
